Fandom High Welcome Picnic, Front Lawn of the School, All Day: Part I

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Although the summer had been record-breakingly hot, the weather outside today was actually kind of pleasant. There was a cool breeze blowing across the lawn, making the smells of the buffet wander, and hopefully enticing people to come over to the school and welcome all the new folks.

The blue and gold tables and chairs had been set out as usual, along with nametags and the lists of Big and Little Siblings, and rooms and roommates for the new students. Assuming the shuttle arrived with all of the students and teachers in one piece, everything was set for the picnic to begin!

[OCD is up, have at it! This is part one of the picnic, specifically for meeting siblings, roommates, and teachers. The rest of the picnic is happening here and here, in an effort to keep browsers from breaking for as long as possible. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2012]

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"Really? I believe you," Minerva said. "And it's telling to have a student choose to come back and teach at their school. Now I have even less apprehension about the decision I made to come here. Thank you, for that."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2012]

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Oh, yes. Jono definitely liked having this woman in charge.

"Well, if my being here makes you feel better, I'm hardly the only one." He glanced around, and then pointed out a few other familiar faces. "Ronan, there. Jaye. Jaina. I think Professor Skywalker as well, for that matter, and I'm certain I'm missing a few. This place is home, for no small number of us. We'll come back for it. We'll fight for it, if it comes to that. And no small number of the students feel much the same way."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2012]

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Minerva had thought she was distancing herself from Hogwarts, but now she wasn't so sure. "You sound like one of the students from my last school," she said. "Whenever there was trouble, they would be the first ones in line to fight, no matter how much we tried to stop them." She laughed softly. "Everyone deserves to have a place they feel safe. I just hope I can help keep it that way for you all."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2012]

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"Keep an open mind," Jono replied, still smiling, "have faith in your staff and students, and you'll do fine. I know it probably sounds bloody near cocky of me, but we've pulled through the worst and lived to tell the tale. I can't promise we always will, but we'll definitely do our best."

He shrugged, falling back into his usual posture, broad shoulders slightly bunched, head slightly bowed, chin lowered as if he was trying unconsciously to hide his face behind the coat collar that was sitting flat against his shoulders today.

"Welcome to Fandom, Principal McGonagall. I hope you weren't planning on being bored while you were here."